Patrick Jeffrey enters his ninth season in 2022-23 as the head men's and women's diving coach at Stanford.In Jeffrey's five seasons with the women's program, Stanford has won three national team championships. Among those title teams, Jeffrey has tutored an Olympian, NCAA champion, Pac-12 Diver of the Year, four Pac-12 champions and seven different All-Americans who have combined for a total of 16 All-America honors (seven 1-meter, five 3-meter, four platform).
He is a three-time Pac-12 Diving Coach of the Year, twice as the men's top coach (2015, 2019) and the conference's Women's Diving Coach of the Year in 2016.
Under Jeffrey, Gracia Leydon-Mahoney won the national title on the platform, two Pac-12 titles and also garnered All-America accolades on the 3-meter and 1-meter en route to the Pac-12 Diver of the Year award in 2016. Meanwhile Lilly Hinrichs (two), Kassidy Cook (five) and Alex Clay have also earned All-America status. Four women's divers qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championships and three earned All-America honors.
Since 2020, Jeffrey has tutored Cardinal divers to nine conference titles, including Conor Casey sweeping the 1-meter and 3-meter events in both 2020 and 2022. Casey was the conference champion on the 1-meter in three consectuive seasons, while Noah Vigran was named the Pac-12 Men's Diver of the Year in 2021 following a triple podium display. On the men's side, Jeffrey tutored back-to-back Pac-12 Freshman Divers of the Year in Hunter Hollenbeck (2021) and Jack Ryan (2022). On the women's side, Carolina Sculti was the Pac-12 champion on the 3-meter in 2020 and 2022, earning All-America honors in both seasons.
On the men's side, Jeffrey has helped Stanford win the Pac-12 Championships in 2016 and 2017. In 2015, under the tutelage of Jeffrey, Kristian Ipsen won all three diving events at the Pac-12 Championships. In 2016 and 2017, Bradley Christensen won the Pac-12 1-meter crown, and Tarek Abdelghany won the platform in 2017. Stanford's divers scored the most points of any program at both the 2016 and 2017 Pac-12 Championships.
In both 2016 and 2017, Ted Miclau earned All-America honors on the platform, helping the Cardinal finish fifth in 2017 at the NCAA Championships.
Jeffrey came to The Farm from Florida State where he spent 15 seasons leading the Seminoles’ diving program. While at Florida State, Jeffrey’s divers rewrote the school and ACC record books, and established the Seminoles as one of the top programs in the country. In Tallahassee, Jeffrey guided at least one diver to All-America status in 11 of his 15 seasons. Seminole divers also increased the level of the sport in the ACC, capturing 21 of the 63 conference championships on the boards during Jeffrey's tenure.
A 1988 graduate of Ohio State, Jeffrey was a decorated diver with the Buckeyes and Team USA. He became the only diver to sweep the three NCAA diving titles in 1988 (1-meter, 3-meter, platform), before competing in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. His best finish at the Olympics was a ninth-place showing on the platform in Atlanta. Jeffrey, who is a five-time U.S. National Diving Champion, also owns two Pan-American Games platform bronze medals from 1991 and 1995.
In addition to his continued success on the college scene, Jeffrey has been a regular in international competition. Jeffrey was Team USA’s head coach at the 2013 World University Games and has also been on staff at the 2009 World Championship, 2007 World Student Games, 2001 World Championship, 2000 Olympics and 1999 U.S. World Cup.
Jeffrey's Coaching History
2014-present Diving Coach, Stanford
2014 U.S. World Cup Team
2013 Team USA Head Coach, World University Games
2009 World Championship Team
2007 World Student Games Team
2001 U.S. World Championship Team
2000 U.S. Olympic Team
1999 U.S. World Cup Team
1999-2014 Diving Coach, Florida State
1998 Junior National Team
1997 US World Cup Team
1996-present U.S. Senior National Team
1996-99 Diving Coach, Atlantic Diving Team, Boca Raton, FL
Jeffrey's Diving Resume
1988 United Stated Olympic team
1996 United States Olympic team
1996 US Olympic Trials Champion
Five-time US National Champion
Three-time NCAA Champion
Two-time Pan Am Bronze Medalist
Two-time U.S. World Cup Team Member
U.S. Good Will Games Team Member